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Guests at Mr. R. Natarajan’s farewell ceremony pose for a photograph

Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

The guests identified in the image: Standing in the first row,  from the left: Mr. Venkataraman (Chief Security Officer), an individual who is yet to be identified, Mr. Sampath kumaran (Assistant Registrar), Prof. P. C. Varghese (Civil Engineering Department), Mr. Sethunathan (incoming Registrar) , Prof. C. Rama Sastry (Physics Department), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Mr. Y. S. Ramaswamy (Superintending Engineer), Mr. R. Natarajan (first Registrar), Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Chemistry Department), Prof. R. Krishnamurthi (Humanities Department), Mr. Rajagopalan (Deputy Registrar) and at the extreme right Prof. B. V. A. Rao (Mechanical Engineering Department) with his daughter Veena. Standing in the second row from the left: Mrs. Chithra A. Rao (wife of Prof. B. V. A. Rao), Mrs. Shanti Sengupto (wife of the Director) and probably Mrs. Y. S. Ramaswamy. Seated, from the left: Mr. R. Natarajan's father, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director) and Mrs. Parvatham Natarajan (wife of Mr. R. Natarajan) and her daughter Priya.


Mr. R. Natarajan spent five and a half years at the Institute. He left a lasting impression not only on the Institute but also on all those he worked with as well. His involvement with IIT Madras went beyond fulfilling his administrative duties. The relationships he maintained with the staff and students were warm and friendly. He was known to have handled any problem presented to him with a lively personal concern. He brought infectious enthusiasm to bear on the organization of all the Gymkhana activities. A farewell party was organised in his honour in April 1965.


An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0207 under the ID: 001/0207/IMG_0182
 

Collection:
Central Photographic Section Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0014/IMG_0488_1
Album ID:
Date:
1 April, 1965
Place:
Open Air Theatre
Event:
Farewell Party

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